WorksheetsHow a Bill becomes a Law
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A Proposed law is called a______
a)
Amendment
b)
Executive Order
c)
Bill
d)
Coin
2.
A ratified bill is called a_________
a)
Executive Order
b)
Amendment
c)
Law
d)
Apple
3.
Biils that deal with money must start in which house?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
White House
d)
Poor House
4.
Who are the only people that can write bills?
a)
The People
b)
Governors
c)
President
d)
Senators and Representatvies
5.
After a bill is introduced, in either house, and given a number it goes to a _____________________
a)
Editor
b)
Committee
c)
printer to make copies
d)
state government
6.
Which of the following can a committee NOT do?
a)
Amend the bill
b)
Rewrite the bill
c)
Ignore the bill
d)
Sign it into law
7.
After the committee in the first house is done studying a bill, where does the bill go if they decide to recommend passage?
a)
Conference committee
b)
Floor vote
c)
Calendar committee
d)
President
8.
After the bill goes to the Calendar committee it goes to the floor of the house, what can happen to the bill there?
a)
vote on it
b)
debate it
c)
amend it
d)
all of the other choices
9.
After a bill passes the first house it goes to the second house, what happens to it there?
a)
They sign it into law
b)
It goes through the same steps as it did in the first house
c)
They veto it
d)
It is edited by an editor
10.
When the bill finally passes the second house it probably has changes, which means it must then go to a ______________ committee
a)
calendar committee
b)
whole committee
c)
presidential committee
d)
conference committee
11.
A conference committee is made up of members from which house?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Both
d)
Neither
12.
The conference committe's job is to?
a)
vote on which version of the bill they want.
b)
Work out differences between the two different versions of the bill
c)
Amend the bill
d)
Sign the bill into law
13.
After the conference committee comes up with a final draft it goes to_____________
a)
The president
b)
The senate
c)
The House
d)
Both Houses
14.
If both house vote YES on the final draft, the bill finally goes to president. Which of the following is not a choice of the President?
a)
Send the bill back to the conference committee
b)
Sign it
c)
Veto it
d)
do nothing
15.
How many days does the president have to make his decision?
a)
5
b)
10
c)
20
d)
30
16.
If the President does nothing after 10 days the bill becomes a law, if what?
a)
The congress has adjourned
b)
The congress is still in session
17.
If the President Vetoes a bill it has one last hope of becoming a law. Congress can ________ the veto with ____ vote?
a)
override, 3/4 vote
b)
Amend it, 2/3 vote
c)
override, 2/3 vote
d)
Amend with, 3/4 vote
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